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GATTON PARK AT THE TOWN BRANCH OPENS TO GREAT FANFARE! AND ROTARY WAS THERE!

2025-08-27T17:31:56+00:00

And your Rotary Club of Lexington was there.  After ten years of planning, fundraising – to the tune of $45 million – and construction, Gatton Park at THE Town Branch opened to the public this  Saturday, August 23.  Recall that our Club has played an important part in making this generational event happen through A five-year commitment to contribute $100.000 for the landscaping at the Adventure Playground.  In addition to a restored Town Branch Creek, a founding but formerly buried feature of Lexington, the park includes the aforementioned play area, public art, a dog park, and an amphitheater for outdoor concerts.  [...]

GATTON PARK AT THE TOWN BRANCH OPENS TO GREAT FANFARE! AND ROTARY WAS THERE!2025-08-27T17:31:56+00:00

Aug 28- Phillip DeSimone, MD – Owner, Grimes Mill Winery

2025-08-25T15:09:12+00:00

“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.”  Benjamin Franklin in 1779   Mention Kentucky and many things likely come to mind:  thoroughbred horses, bourbon and basketball.  But not wine.  Today’s speaker, Philip A. DeSimone, MD, might take exception to that and at the very least is trying to change that perception. DeSimone is an owner of Grimes Mill Winery, located on Grimes Mill Road in Fayette County, Kentucky.     The Grimes Mill Winery web [...]

Aug 28- Phillip DeSimone, MD – Owner, Grimes Mill Winery2025-08-25T15:09:12+00:00

ROTARY CLUB OF LEXINGTON SUPPORTS BABY HEALTH SERVICES

2025-08-11T18:19:38+00:00

The Rotary Club of Lexington presented a $25,000 check to Baby Health Services, which was the featured beneficiary of the 2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars fundraiser. The presentation took place during the Club’s August 8th weekly meeting and recognized the impact of this year’s event, which raised critical funds to support free healthcare for uninsured children across Central Kentucky.   Accepting the check for Baby Health are  Mette Daily and Ann- Phillips Mayfield with Dancing with the Lexington Stars co-chairs Kim Johnson and Bret Anderson.  Photo by Jaron Johns 

ROTARY CLUB OF LEXINGTON SUPPORTS BABY HEALTH SERVICES2025-08-11T18:19:38+00:00

Aug. 14- Mitch Barnhart, Director of Athletics, University of Kentucky

2025-08-25T16:01:47+00:00

MITCH BARNHART WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO ILLNESS. THE CLUB WAS FORTUNATE TO HEAR FROM MARC HILL, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. Rotary in Review  UK ATHLETICS AND THE CHANGING WORLD OF INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS  It is a familiar sight in sports:  the star athlete goes down with an injury and an eager substitute gets thrown into the action on short notice and saves the day.  Such was the case at our Club meeting two weeks ago, as Marc Hill, Deputy Director of Athletics at the University of Kentucky, spoke in place of scheduled speaker UK’s [...]

Aug. 14- Mitch Barnhart, Director of Athletics, University of Kentucky2025-08-25T16:01:47+00:00

Rotary Youth Leadership Marks a Decade of Inspiring Future Leaders

2025-08-05T18:24:54+00:00

RYLA MARKS A DECADE OF INSPIRING FUTURE LEADERS RYLA is one of the most important annual programs that takes place within District 6740.  While it took place in April and is only being reported on now is only a function of available space]. On Saturday, April 26, the District 6740 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) 2025 program took place at the Life Adventure Center in Versailles. This milestone event marked the ninth RYLA program sponsored by District 6740 and orchestrated by the Rotary Club of Lexington since 2015. Rotary Clubs from Morehead, Pikeville, Richmond, and Lexington supported 8th graders in experiencing [...]

Rotary Youth Leadership Marks a Decade of Inspiring Future Leaders2025-08-05T18:24:54+00:00

Aug 7- Dale Henley, Former President of the Lafayette Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution

2025-08-12T18:05:54+00:00

You likely first heard his name when studying the American Revolution back in your earliest school days. It is estimated that thirty-six cities and towns across America are named after him, along with a local high school.  He even visited Lexington two hundred years ago, an event that was recently immortalized via a recently unveiled interpretive sign in Gratz Park. So, who exactly was Gilbert du Motier, better know to us as the Marquis de Lafayette/ To answer that question, Rotarians will today hear from Dale Henley, past President of the Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, in Lexington, and [...]

Aug 7- Dale Henley, Former President of the Lafayette Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution2025-08-12T18:05:54+00:00

ROTARIANS GATHER AT GOD’S PANTRY FOOD BANK TO LEARN ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY 

2025-07-21T17:07:33+00:00

June 20 - Rotarians Gather to Learn About Food Insecurity  The issue of food insecurity in Lexington has been on our Club’s radar screen for some time and has been identified as a possible subject of our next transformative mission.  To learn more about the issues, last Thursday, fifty Rotarians and guests heard from God’s Pantry CEO and Rotarian Mike Halligan and his team in a gathering at the God’s Pantry operations center. Also, we had a report from Harry Richart, chair of our Club’s Food Security Committee on our own Food for Families effort.   Rotary’s efforts were acknowledged by God’s [...]

ROTARIANS GATHER AT GOD’S PANTRY FOOD BANK TO LEARN ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY 2025-07-21T17:07:33+00:00

July 24- Dr. Robert Farley, Sr. Lecturer, Patterson School of Diplomacy and Commerce, University of Kentucky

2025-08-05T18:03:11+00:00

STATE OF THE WORLD: How to Make Sense of our Political and Commerce Situation For over forty years, Lexington Rotarians have had the good fortune to look at the state of the world as seen through the eyes of the experts at the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce (Patterson School). Returning to the podium to defend his predictions from last year – and to offer new ones - is Dr. Robert Farley, Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School. Dr. Farley has taught security and diplomacy courses at the Patterson School since 2005. He also held an [...]

July 24- Dr. Robert Farley, Sr. Lecturer, Patterson School of Diplomacy and Commerce, University of Kentucky2025-08-05T18:03:11+00:00

July 10 – Installation of Officers and a Look at the Year Ahead

2025-08-05T18:03:56+00:00

MORE ROTARY! “More Cowbell” is a hilarious comedy sketch that was originally performed on Saturday Night Live in 2000.  The sketch featured Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken in a studio recording the Blue Oyster Cult song “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”  The fictional music producer Walken repeatedly demands “more cowbell,” and Will Farrell responds enthusiastically in an over-the-top style until, rather than setting the beat, the cowbell completely dominates the song and the action in the sketch.  The skit’s popularity and the phrase “more cowbell” has morphed into a popular American catchphrase which is even defined in dictionaries as “an extra quality [...]

July 10 – Installation of Officers and a Look at the Year Ahead2025-08-05T18:03:56+00:00

LEXINGTON ROTARY SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS 

2025-06-27T15:39:47+00:00

The men and women of our armed forces have certainly been in the news and on our minds recently.  As we have been doing for some time now, the Rotary of Lexington spent the evening of June 18th helping Military Missions provide aid and comfort to our military folks stationed around the globe. Approximately 20 Rotarians, family, and friends gathered at Military Missions to pack goodie bags for deployed military service members at Military Missions!  MILITARY MISSIONS                                                  [...]

LEXINGTON ROTARY SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS 2025-06-27T15:39:47+00:00
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